Journal of the Plague Year XII – Hope Springs Eternal
After Pfizer announced its successful vaccine trial on Monday, stock markets soared. Will life really return to normal in the…
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Victor Hill
It’s got to be Sleepy Joe – by a nose
Despite Mr Trump’s threats to litigate, Joe Biden will emerge as President-elect shortly. We should get used to a distinct…
4 years ago
Only capitalism will save the planet
Countries which use the market to manage the historic transition to green enrgy will fare better than those which espouse…
4 years ago
Remember, remember, the third of November… Gunpowder, treason and plot…
Joe Biden will likely emerge as President-Elect of the USA next week. But a Biden presidency will be beset by…
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Journal of the Plague Year XI – When the cure killed more than the pestilence
The lockdowns now risk causing more deaths than coronavirus. The political consensus is shattered. The science is in disarray. The…
4 years ago
Blowing in the wind: are Boris’s renewable ambitions realistic?
Boris Johnson wants us to set our gaze beyond the coronavirus pandemic to contemplate a future when our homes are…
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Nvidia sweeps on Arm Holdings – What to make of it?
Microprocessor technology – the design and manufacture of computer chips – is now central to national security policy and the…
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The Reckoning: The nastiest US general election ever
America is in for a melodramatic end to the pandemic year. The US presidential election is turning nasty and may…
4 years ago
These are the tech companies that are killing it in 2020
No equity portfolio can flourish without a significant allocation to tech, well established and newly launched, writes Victor Hill.
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Do cyborgs dream of electric pigs?
As part of an occasional series on AI, Victor Hill considers some new thinking on how machines might one day…
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